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Meanings of
suffice
in English
Portuguese
ser suficiente
Spanish
bastar
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Be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity.
do
answer
serve
Portuguese
ser suficiente
To meet the need.
be enough
be sufficient
Usage of
suffice
in English
1
This is the bounty of God; and in knowledge doth God
suffice
.
2
You shouldn't need any special gear; a standard double rack should
suffice
.
3
A simple statement of your needs and wants will
suffice
me here.
4
In the narrative before you, however, the truth will have to
suffice
.
5
This means the students' practice exam would
suffice
for their final grade.
6
Say yes or no; one word will
suffice
;
but beware of falsehood.
7
That must
suffice
;
it must take the place of wife and love.
8
Meantime faith in life, voluntary and regular labor, would
suffice
for health.
9
She presumably meant the magazine, but Wired News would
suffice
,
she said.
10
It will
suffice
;
if not, there are berries and roots in abundance.
11
I could produce many instances of this kind; but these may
suffice
.
12
Israel would be wise to allow a declaration by Arafat to
suffice
.
13
Otherwise, he was content to let the stature of his office
suffice
.
14
But,
suffice
to say, this is a picture you need to see.
15
In Germany it is found in various forms, but one will
suffice
:
-
16
The same algorithm operating on, say, visual and verbal information may
suffice
.
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suffice
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
suffice for
suffice here
suffice even
suffice now
present suffice
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Translations for
suffice
Portuguese
ser suficiente
bastar
Spanish
bastar
Suffice
through the time
Suffice
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common